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One of your project's articles has been selected for improvement!

Hello,
Please note that Genus, which is within this project's scope, has been selected as one of the Articles for improvement. The article is scheduled to appear on Wikipedia's Community portal in the "Articles for improvement" section for one week, beginning today. Everyone is encouraged to collaborate to improve the article. Thanks, and happy editing!
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Requesting feedback on Draft: Royan Institute

Hello WikiProject Medicine/Biology members,

I have created a draft article on Royan Institute. I have made efforts to ensure the article is neutral, verifiable, and based on reliable sources. I would greatly appreciate your feedback on improving the article and ensuring compliance with Wikipedia's content policies, particularly neutral point of view.--M.asadimotlagh (talk) 10:15, 27 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hoya Garden Party

Project members are invited to the Hoya Garden Party! ---Another Believer _(Talk) 15:35, 31 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Chondrocladia robertballardi sp. nov.

Hi! I've just created an article for Chondrocladia robertballardi sp. nov. reported as being discovered in 2025. However, having dug into the sources some more, I'm now more confused than when I started. This is presented as a new discovery, but at the same time other sources suggest that there is a preexisting Chondrocladia robertballardi, discovered in 2015. Is this the same species in a new location, or a new species? Are they similar, or are they exactly the same?

Can anyone knowledgeable help clear this up, both here and at Wikidata? — The Anome (talk) 14:37, 1 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Good article reassessment for Taxonomy (biology)

Taxonomy (biology) has been nominated for a good article reassessment. If you are interested in the discussion, please participate by adding your comments to the reassessment page. If concerns are not addressed during the review period, the good article status may be removed from the article. Z1720 (talk) 00:35, 3 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Maintenance of templates

If you want to help maintain biology-related templates, you can add Category:Biology templates parameter issues and its subcategories to your watchlist:

—⁠andrybak (talk) 01:03, 6 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Submitted a page dedicated to Dr. George N Mbata

I would really appriciate if you all can help in reviewing the draft on George N Mbata.

Thank you in advance. Looking forward for positive responses.

Thanks AS Azs0242 (talk) 08:13, 21 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Discussion about WikiProject banner templates

For WikiProjects that participate in rating articles, the banners for talk pages usually say something like:

"This article has been rated as Low-importance on the importance scale."

There is a proposal to change the default wording on the banners to say "priority" instead of "importance". This could affect the template for your group. Please join the discussion at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Council#Proposal to update wording on WikiProject banners. Stefen 𝕋ower ^{Huddle • Handiwerk} 19:39, 6 December 2025 (UTC) (on behalf of the WikiProject Council)[reply]

"Polytypic taxon" listed at Redirects for discussion

The redirect Polytypic taxon has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Readers of this page are welcome to comment on this redirect at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2025 December 14 § Polytypic taxon until a consensus is reached. . Happy Editing -- IAm Chaos 18:39, 15 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Requested move at Talk:Largest body part#Requested move 8 December 2025

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Largest body part#Requested move 8 December 2025 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. TarnishedPath^talk 06:41, 22 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Featured article review for DNA

I have nominated DNA for a featured article review here. Please join the discussion on whether this article meets the featured article criteria. Articles are typically reviewed for two weeks. If substantial concerns are not addressed during the review period, the article will be moved to the Featured Article Removal Candidates list for a further period, where editors may declare "Keep" or "Delist" in regards to the article's featured status. The instructions for the review process are here. 🍕BP!🍕 (🔔) 23:41, 3 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Geometric organisation section for Mathematical and theoretical biology article

Hi all.

About four days ago I proposed an addition to the Biomathematics article that introduces a short section illustrating geometric organisation across biological scales. The change adds a small gallery (DNA conformations, butterfly wing patterning, and honeycomb construction) to provide concrete examples of spatial and geometric structure in biological systems, which are central themes in mathematical and theoretical biology.

I’d appreciate any feedback on whether this addition improves the article’s clarity and pedagogical value, or if adjustments are needed. Happy to refine the wording, image selection, or placement based on input from the Biology project.

Thanks in advance for any thoughts.

Kind regards, Xyqorophibian (talk) 14:03, 12 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Good article reassessment for Carl Linnaeus

Carl Linnaeus has been nominated for a good article reassessment. If you are interested in the discussion, please participate by adding your comments to the reassessment page. If concerns are not addressed during the review period, the good article status may be removed from the article. Z1720 (talk) 17:45, 15 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]